Does anyone know what this knob does?
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Looks like a right/left balance knob for the stereo. Likely not stock.
yes, a Becker fader knob
Not stock, but looks period Becker correct...
Sure it is not just a substitute for the odo reset knob? Right location.
A makeshift trip odometer knob.
"Day in, day out, fade in, fade out, making records day in, day out"
"Day in, day out, fade in, fade out, making records day in, day out"
No doubt it is a Becker stereo fader control. Wired to front and rear speakers and to the Becker amplifier that is typically mounted to the inside of the firewall above the glove box. Most Becker (Grand Prix models) stereo units had separate amps. State of art stuff for the early 70's. Is the stock Becker still installed?
It's a googly-eyed smile knob. Rare.
I used to wear that same smile, c. 1976.
with which one of your John Lennon glasses on?
you can see the fader housing and wires behind the bracket, but yes, it's in the odo reset location
Sorry but I want to take a machete to that speaker wire.
Now I see the old DIN plugs. Strange location as it was certainly not accessible while driving back then, but in the future...................scares me.
day66
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I saw the title and half expected to see a photo of a politician …..
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. Although I do like googly-eyed smile knob (I need that one) it in fact is the radio fader from front to back. THANK YOU VERY MUCH...would not have figured that one out on my own.
In this day of distracted driving it brings a smile to my face thinking back to 1971 and someone opening the hatch, searching for the knob under the dash and trying to adjust the fade to American Pie by while flying down the freeway....scary especially with these seat belts!
PS for those young ones its the song American pie not the movie.
In this day of distracted driving it brings a smile to my face thinking back to 1971 and someone opening the hatch, searching for the knob under the dash and trying to adjust the fade to American Pie by while flying down the freeway....scary especially with these seat belts!
PS for those young ones its the song American pie not the movie.